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Seven7 – Boxer Briefs – multiple colors – Medium//Large

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Material: 93% Cotton, 7% Elastane, overall has a somewhat “flat” feel to it but it still soft and stretchy enough to be perfectly comfortable for everyday wear. Not super breathable, but that doesn’t feel like a big knock against it – this definitely feels like a “office underwear” situation where you wouldn’t pick this pair because you weren’t going to be in a situation where breathability would be an issue anyway.
Aesthetic: Generally very simple; it of course depends on exactly which pair you pick as some have various prints, but even those have a color palette that’s more muted and reserved to begin with – again, a very sort of “office underwear” vibe to them.
Waistband: Fairly typical as waistbands go! Not quite as tall as some others, which I think might be trying to play into that “low profile” fashion trend, but it’s a small effect here.
Pouch: Basically none. X-D There’s just enough extra fabric on the two panels that make up the front so that it doesn’t feel constraining, but there’s absolutely no effort made to provide the pair a good shape to hold your junk. It’s fine for me since I like wearing my willie pointing up, but I can somewhat imagine that this isn’t a great pair for guys who like to point downward, though.
Backside: Surprisingly unlike the relatively flat front, this pair actually shows off a really nice curve for your backside! The plaid on this particular pair also gives some visual interest, so the flat-color pairs might be a bit less to look at, but would still come up under your cheeks quite nicely. There’s a print-on tag at the top of the inside of the back panel, and it’s impossible to notice while wearing – it almost looks like precision-dyed fabric as opposed to something that was printed on!
Legs: Fairly comfy! I’d personally like them to be a tad bit longer, but no real complaints.

Other: I’ve chosen to focus on the plaid pair with the pictures here, which is a Large, but the other four I have are a tan speckled pattern (Medium), light tan plain (Medium), slate (Large), and violet (Medium).
Overall: 3/5 – I went back and forth between 3 or something higher for this pair, because there’s really nothing wrong with it aside from a marginally flat pouch, and since it’s not really meant as a show-off-y pair (while still having a great backside) I didn’t want to count that against the pair too much. That said, it’s a very plain pair, so I ultimately settled on the 3 because I can’t see it being a pair people will every look forward to wearing at all. Still, it’s a great pair for everyday office wear and the like, so definitely worth having in your collection for those days you wake up feeling a little blah and just want something simple to pull on and get the day started. X-D Seven7 is a jeans brand before an underwear brand, so the practicality-minded nature of the pairs makes total sense in that context.
Great for: Everyday wear
Good for: Sleepwear, Loungewear(?)

I feel I was very luck to find pics of two very different guys wearing apparently the same AC camo brief! Or, maybe – the exact pattern of the camo is different, but IDK if that means these are from entirely different production runs, or if there was simply no attempt made to keep the exact pattern consistent.

Anyway, this is a fairly basic AC brief as far as cut goes. This brief is no longer available from the AC site (of course), but from what I can tell on other sites that had previously sold it and not taken the info down, I believe these briefs use the “Show-It” design (as opposed to the “Almost Naked” design) – though I can’t find what the fabric is.

Still, both of these men are wearing the pair very well, and it look comfy enough!

Here’s an “outfit” where the top and bottom are definitely NOT from the same maker! That sweater is far, far away from this kinds of things you’d find on Andrew Christian’s production line! Well, maybe if it’s a crop-top-y sweater, that might be a similarity. But that’s about it!

I can kinda see what the intent of this outfit was, but… I’m not a huge fan of the idea to begin with and I don’t think it was pulled off incredibly well. Each half of the outfit individually looks good against the background, but the two halves just don’t mesh very well IMO. There needs to be some sort of synergy, and it’s just kinda lacking at the moment. And yes, I did schedule this post after yesterday’s for the contrast in outfit construction.

I think the underwear here is the Show-It Retro Pop Brief? The front pouch certainly does with the three seams and tight round shaping, but it’s missing the hip bands I’m used to seeing on the Retro Pop Briefs. Maybe it’s a Happy Brief? But those use Almost Naked instead of Show-It… IDK. I do like the relatively full coverage.

Of the seven or eight Ergowear pairs that I own, I’ve reviewed five of them thus far; one owned but not yet reviewed is the Feel Suave Mink Bikini, which I plan to give a full review for in the future, though admittedly it’ll be pretty similar to the Feel Suave Mink Miduct I’ve already reviewed.

However, right here is a great example of the Feel pouch I so love, as this fine specimen of a man is modeling a Feel Suave Mink Bikini himself and really filling that pouch out! Look at how well it cups under the family jewels… The Suave material also just simply feels great against the skin.

As much as I like the Feel pouch, I will say that the Midcut and the Thong (which I also own) really provide a ton of great support; the Bikini here, somewhat surprisingly, doesn’t hug & support your junk quite as well IMO. Maybe I’ll post a visual comparison in the future, but I think the reason is that the Feel pouch does better when it follows the V-lines more – which the Midcut and Thong do, while the Bikini here has the pouch spanning nearly from hip to hip. The wider pouch thus has a bit more “openness” in the horizontal direction. Maybe you like that, maybe you don’t! I personally prefer the Feel pouch on the Midcut and Thong.

That said, this is still an amazing Bikini brief! Also one of my favorite pairs.

Source: thebadmachine11

Ergowear – Feel Midcut (Original//Suave) – Blue//Mink – M//S

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Material: 95% Polyester, 5% Spandex, but boy is this a flexible combination! I’m doing something a little different with this post and combining a review on two different pairs that are the same cut but different materials (and different sizes). Ergowear is a fun Chilean brand that offer normal and “Suave” versions of many of their products, with the former usually feeling more cotton-like and the latter, made with microfiber, feeling much more slick. Both are quite comfy. You WILL pay more for the microfiber, though.
Aesthetic: All products in the Feel original and Feel Suave lines are a simple, solid color – and the colors are all quite nice, none too loud but all interesting. (The Feel Classic and Feel XV lines all have a larger waistband that can be a different color than the main fabric of the pair.)
Waistband: What I like about Feel original and Feel Suave is that there’s basically no waistband at all.  You may think that makes it hard for the pairs to stay on you, but the top hem of the pairs all have the smallest hidden elastic waistband you can imagine – and it works so well! Avoiding a large waistband means avoiding any risk of it folding over as you sit during the day. Plus, it gives the pair a great low-rise look overall. (As low-rise as it is, it’s incredibly easy to whip your willie out to go #1, so the lack of a fly is no problem at all.) For more reading on no-waistband underwear, check out https://www.underwearexpert.com/2015/12/no-shirt-no-shoes-no-waistband/
Pouch: Ergowear’s Feel lines have one of the best-looking and most-comfortable pouches of any underwear I’ve ever worn or seen. The pouch itself is incredibly roomy, but it does still have a nice bit of shaping to it, and it’s attached to the rest of the pair in a way that comes up under your balls to provide a nice and (generally) very comfortable lift. (Every once in a rare while, the under-seam may feel like it’s pulling the underside of your balls up uncomfortably, but that only happens if you’re moving around A LOT or it you wear the pair for too long, as guys sometimes are wont to do.) TBQH, I sometimes have trouble avoiding playing with myself a little bit whenever I wear these pairs, thanks to how great this pouch feels.
Backside: Perfectly taut around your cheeks and upper thighs, holding you in and giving you a great shape without ever feeling like it’s squeezing you at all. Tag is soft and almost never noticeable.
Legs: Like the back panel, they’re skin-tight but never in a way that gives you an uncomfortable squeeze. I love the length on these, as I’ve found that boxer-briefs with shorter legs tend to have the legs ride up on my big thighs – when the legs are long enough, though, the hem of the leg is far enough down that my thigh shape has tapered a bit and the legs thus stay in place. The original line has the very slight problem that wear from rubbing appears somewhat early in the pair’s lifespan, (with friction that you’ll notice from time to time while moving around,) but it’s a minor problem and not something you’ll have to worry about with the lower-friction microfiber of the Suave line.
Other: The sizing here is an interesting note. I have one Small pair (the Suave) and one Medium pair (the original) and I can barely tell the difference. The Suave pair might be a tad bit tighter in the legs, but that’s about it for me. Also, while the Feel Midcut Suave is easily one of my favorite pairs, it unfortunately no longer appears to be in production in that combination. Ergowear still sells non-Suave Feel Midcuts, Suave Midcuts from other lines, and various cuts of Feel Suave underwear, but just not the Feel Suave Midcut itself. Much sadness.
Overall: 4/5 original, 5/5 Suave – the original only gets knocked in comparison to the amazing Suave line, with the rubbing and wear between the legs noticeably in comparison. Get a pair (or three) of Ergowear Feel underwear in your underwear drawer!
Great for: Loungewear, Sleepwear, Everyday wear
Good for: Activewear (Suave), Sexy wear